PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Myers's choice of entrance music: "Firebreather" by Thrice. Gavin Myers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lyons
vs
Myers

180 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gavin Myers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers fails with the takedown.
Jake Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lyons moves into the clinch successfully.
Lyons scores with a shot to the side of Myers's head.
Myers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lyons gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Myers wants a takedown.
Jake Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Myers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.
Myers letting Lyons take a breather here.

Lyons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Myers scores with a takedown into Lyons's guard.
Myers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Myers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Myers thows a big elbow that misses.

Lyons has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Myers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Myers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lyons defends it nicely.
Myers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Myers has a takedown stuffed.
Lyons tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Myers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyons is fending him off so far but Myers persists. Nope, Lyons circles away and we're back to standing.
Myers looks gassed!
Lyons wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.
Lyons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lyons tries to avoid it but Myers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lyons to the ground. Lyons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyons throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myers swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lyons rushes Myers and presses him up against the cage.
Myers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lyons walks away with a smile on his face. Myers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lyons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lyons is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Lyons is looking to clinch.

Lyons has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lyons as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Lyons.
Lyons stalls.

Lyons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyons throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lyons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lyons throws a series of punches but Myers avoids them all with ease.

Lyons has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lyons taking a breather.
Lyons is pressed up against the cage. Myers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyons down to the mat. Lyons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt - Lyons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Myers ducks right into an uppercut from Lyons.

Lyons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.
Myers misses with a knee to the head.
Lyons leaning his opponent against the cage.
Myers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lyons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lyons taking a breather.
Lyons prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Lyons - that landed with a thud.

Lyons breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lyons misses.

Lyons clinches up against the cage.

Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers shoots for a double leg takedown but Lyons sprawls well. He's pushed Myers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Lyons.
Lyons doesn't manage to clinch there - Myers circles away.
Lyons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Myers keeps the fight on the outside.

Lyons clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Lyons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyons dips to his left and cracks Myers with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lyons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lyons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
Myers shoots for a double leg takedown but Lyons sprawls well. He's pushed Myers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lyons throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Lyons wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lyons.
Lyons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Myers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Myers is trying to work for a kimura but Lyons is defending well.
Myers trying to mount his opponent but Lyons defends it.
Myers is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Myers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lyons has one foot on Myers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lyons throws a right hand that Myers ducks under and follows up with a left that Myers also avoids with ease.
Jake Lyons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myers throws a head kick but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Myers closes the distance and clinches up with Lyons, looking for a takedown. Myers pushes Lyons against the cage but Lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lyons sprawls well. Lyons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Myers gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Myers.

Lyons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Myers is trying to drag Lyons to the mat but Lyons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lyons stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lyons for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jake Lyons.
Myers takes one to the side of the head.
Lyons with a nice cross.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lyons!
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lyons wants to clinch up but Myers keeps it at a distance.

Lyons drives through and clinches with Myers against the cage.
Lyons cracks Myers with a nice body shot.
Myers wants a takedown.
A short right from Lyons on the inside.
Myers jumps guard but Lyons stands there with Myers around his waist. Myers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Myers has Lyons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lyons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lyons lands a damaging elbow.
Lyons lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Lyons scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is pressed up against the cage. Myers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyons down to the mat. Lyons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyons is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Lyons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers fails with the takedown.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lyons finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
Jake Lyons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lyons!
Lyons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lyons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyons lands with a nice combination. Myers backs away looking to recover.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lyons dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lyons jabs at Myers's body.
Lyons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lyons tries to clinch there but Myers circles away.
Jake Lyons is winning the standup battle so far.

Lyons closes the distance and clinches.
Myers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Myers is trying to drag Lyons to the mat but Lyons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jake Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Myers.
Lyons lands with a light punch inside.

Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyons uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyons throws a one two combo.

Myers tries to keep at a distance but Lyons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Myers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is working for takedown but Lyons is calmly controlling the position for now.

Lyons breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Lyons.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyons tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Myers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Myers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lyons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Myers somewhat.
Lyons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Lyons has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lyons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lyons.
Lyons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myers's efforts to push away.
Lyons has Myers pressed against the cage.

Lyons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lyons pinned against the cage. Lyons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lyons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyons lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lyons.
Lyons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Myers wants a takedown.
Lyons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myers avoids it.
Lyons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
Lyons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lyons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyons.

Lyons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lyons connects with a body shot.

Lyons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Lyons breaks from the clinch.
Myers has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Myers or perhaps it was just good defense by Lyons which made him look bad.

Lyons closes the distance and clinches.

Lyons manages to break the clinch.
Myers closes the distance and clinches up with Lyons, looking for a takedown. Myers pushes Lyons against the cage but Lyons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons digs a good hook to Myers's body.
Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myers tries for a takedown but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyons misses with a double jab.
Lyons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Myers has a takedown stuffed.
Myers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lyons has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
Lyons lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lyons.
Myers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gavin Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyons scores with a shot to the side of Myers's head.
Myers tries to pull guard but Lyons won't allow it.

Lyons manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lyons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lyons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lyons!